Swim Smooth Wales

WINTER SWIMMING UPDATE With the new restrictions, we are moving our introduction to winter swimming and dipping ONLINE! The class will run on a Saturday evening at 4pm from the 10th October; buy your place on the app for 6 and you will be sent a unique dial in code to join the webinar. https://www.swimsmoothwales.com/booking Our coaches (two of whom are former GB ice swimming age group champs!) will then deliver a 1 hour class, discussing topics such as why on Earth you woul...d want to get into open water in the winter, the practicalities and how to prepare for cold swimming, entering the water safely, the signs of hypothermia and the ESSENTIAL rewarming process. At the end of the hour you will be armed with the knowledge to safely start your winter swimdip journey! You will also then be eligible to join our winter swim challenge; The Ice Dragon! The aim of the challenge is to get yourself into the open water every week over the winter. There's no requirement on distance, we just want people to join us enjoying the winter buzz! In return you will be added to the private FB group to discuss and share your swims with the coaches and fellow challengers and on completion, earn the awesome Ice Dragon medal! Ice dragon entry 15.

Heard about the benefits of cold water swimming but don't know where to start? From Saturday 10th October we are starting our 'Introduction to Winter Dipping and Swimming' Workshops at the Hi Tide Inn, Porthcawl! Your session will start indoors where you will have a thorough run through of the safety implications and practicalities of Winter Swimming before moving to the beach for an invigorating plunge! ... The session is designed to give you the tools and knowledge to safely progress your open water swimming into the Winter. Amongst other things we will discuss cold shock, hypothermia, after-drop and re-warming, as well as the mental and physical benefits of Winter Dipping! All sessions will finish with the cold water essentials - hot chocolate and cake back in the pub! Suitable for all Swim abilities Check the app for times and dates and book your session today! If you are new with us, register on the website here and you will receive further instructions: https://www.swimsmoothwales.com/booking

If anyone wants to grab a Slip to Slip finisher tee shirt (or a tin of ocean lube!), the shirts will be in the store on our app until the 30th September. Orders will be made and delivered shortly after that. For everyone that registered for the swim on the website, the link to the app can be found on our website here, your user name and password should be as you created them when you booked! https://www.swimsmoothwales.com/booking

What an amazing day! So today instead of running our Open Water squads, we let our swimmers go in 5 individual sessions from Ogmore to Porthcawl; Slip to Slip. 4km, tidally assisted with some massive PB's!! Amazing to see such great smiles at the end of the swim and swimmers wearing a very VERY rare, 2020 medal! Thank you so much to all the swimmers that joined us, congratulations on your individual efforts and thank you so much for understanding and abiding by the 17 millio...n different Corona rules we had in place! I sincerely hope everyone can understand that was not how we wanted to run the swim but it was the ONLY way it could take place. Fingers crossed we can run it in a much more relaxed way next year and all enjoy a pint together at the finish! Tag yourselves in the piccies and we will see you all on the beach!

We did it! 120 swimmers in 5 Covid safe sessions swam 4K from Ogmore By Sea to Porthcawl for our first Slip to Slip swim. Check out our Facebook page for more pics and watch this space for information on our 2021 swims! #sliptoslip

It is with huge regret that, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to cancel the SwimDip and Ice Dragon Challenge for 2020. All confirmed participants should have, by now, received a personal email about this. Thank you so much for wanting to start this journey with us and we hope to see you, on the beach, in 2021!

That's a wrap! What an awesome day to finish our open water squads for 2020; conditions couldn't have been better! Its been a difficult season to say the least but thanks to all the swimmers that have joined us this year, its been a blast! Open water squads will restart in the spring but for now we now have pool sessions, our winter webinars as well as individual video analysis sessions available to book.

Heres the start and finish of John Prices solo Ironman swim; raising money for Porthcawl NCI tower! If youd like to donate, follow the link below! Good luck on the bike and run John! https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dorothy-price-1

5hrs 27,57, she's in: what a swim!

Out in the Bristol Channel observing another swim, this time Penarth to Clevedon! Just over 2.5hours in; we are flying along!

At Last - Squad Sessions are Back! Starting on Wednesday 25th November and every Wednesday thereafter. Time: 20:00 to 21:00 Location: Aberavon Swimming Pool, SA12 6QW... 15 swimmers per session Book soon to avoid disappointment Bookings via the Wellness Living App for those of you already registered or https://www.swimsmoothwales.com/booking We are so looking forward to seeing you at the Pool! Check out the web site for more info: www.swimsmoothwales.com Each individual Swim Smooth Coach is an experienced and knowledgeable coach in their own right but in addition has studied and practised with Swim Smooth for over 12 months including special intensive training with the Swim Smooth Founder, at his home-base in Perth, Australia. The end result is a talented set of coaches with all the skills, experience and knowledge to dramatically improve your individual swimming whatever level you are currently at! If you are: - An absolute beginner struggling with your breathing and endurance - An intermediate triathlete stuck on a plateau with your speed and efficiency - Or an advanced level swimmer needing that cutting edge then contact us today and start your swim journey with Swim Smooth Wales! We can offer you............... - Advanced Swim Smooth video analysis and stroke correction techniques - Squad training for distance swimmers and triathletes containing the perfect mix of fitness training and technique work - Advanced open water skills and preparation - A truly individual approach to your swimming

IMPORTANT COVID POST!!! Regarding the new covid regulations we have some important information for customers booked into all of our sessions, please read carefully and get in touch with any queries. Open water sessions this Saturday are in Bridgend, ONLY customers from Bridgend county will be allowed to the session. As a result of the number of cancellations, the three sessions are being combined to one session at 3pm. All people booked on are being contacted with options by ...email. Aberavon Pool Sessions are in Neath Port Talbot. NO customers from any of the lockdown counties will be allowed to attend. All customers are being contacted by email regarding your options! Winter workshops; at present it looks like we will have to change the format as it is unlikely we will be able to run it as planned. All customers will be contacted shortly with options. Sorry for the inconvience but it really is out of our control; we are doing our best to keep everyone safe, stick to the guidlines and still be as flexible as possible!

Local triathlete John Price is going to be completeing a solo Iron distance triathlon this weekend to raise money for the NCI Coastwatch tower in Porthcawl. The tower watch over our stretch of the channel with high powered optics and high def cameras...and they are all volunteers! Its a fab rescource helping to keep us swimmers safe; if you can spare a penny or two, please consider donating to his just giving page! Good luck John! https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dorothy-price-1

Interested in being coached using an innovative coaching system used by hundreds of thousands of swimmers all around the world? Join us! Swim Smooth Wales offers swim coaching to make you a faster and more effective swimmer. In a friendly and fun swimming community you will achieve amazing results from our truly individual approach based on your physical (and psychological) make-up... Our pool squad sessions start up again this Wednesday, 25th November, at Aberavon Swimming Pool. Some insights in the attached videos as to how we can help you.....

Wow, superb work Marc well done!!! Our pool squads run at Aberavon pool on Monday and Wednesday evenings and are open to all abilities. For booking check the App...or if you are new to us, visit https://www.swimsmoothwales.com/booking for more details!

Just a reminder, our slip to slip finisher tee-shirts are only available to order on the Swim Smooth Wales app for the rest of today; if you miss out the next chance to grab yours will be 27th June 2021! Whatever you do; save that date!!!

Some of the big characters who took part in yesterday’s Slip to Slip 4K swim. Check out our Facebook Page for more pics and watch this space for more information on our 2021 Swims #sliptoslip